Chords for cowboy bill by richard prendiville and the heathtones
Tempo:
108.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] He told a good story and all [G] us kids [D]
listened
Got his [G] life on [D] the border and the way it was [A]
then
And [D] we all believed him when [G] he [D] would finish
He [G] asked the [D] old cowboy [A] to tell him [D] again
You [Bm] could almost hear [D] those prairie winds blowing
[Bm] His saddle creaking [D] beneath his old faded [A]
jeans
You [D] could taste the dry dust from the trail [G] he [D] was riding
As he sat [G] there [D] and he painted [A] those West [D] Texas scenes
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you lies
[D] But to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue [D] Texas skies
He told of the time when he rode [G] with the [D] Rangers
Down [G] on [D] the pick-ups when he saved [A] the day
[D]
Outnumbered by twenty, they were [G] almost [D] to cover
With thirty [G] [D] banditos headed [A] [D] their way
[Bm] He looked back just in time [D] to see a horse stumble
[Bm] The captain went down [D] and built up on [A] his reins
Through [D] a flurry of bullets, he rescued [G] [D] the captain
And rode [G] for [D] a sunset, [A] just his story [D] remains
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you lies
But [D] to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue Texas [D] skies
[B]
Well [E] I still remember the day [A] that [E] it happened
We waited [A] [E] and we waited, but Phil never [B]
showed
[E] And the folks at the feed store said they [A] [E] hadn't seen him
So we set [A] out [E] for his place [B] down Old Gristmill [E] Road
And [C#m] we cried when we found him [E] lying there with his memories
[C#m] The old trunk wide [E] open, things gathered [B] in a row
[E] He was clutching a badge, said [A] Texas [E] Rangers
And in over [A] [E]-yellowed letters, [B] said Texas [E] proud
[A] And the grown-ups, they told us, [E] you boys keep your [A] distance
[F#] That a man's just telling [E] [B] you lies
[G#m]
[E] Now, they're all saying, Cowboy Phil [A] was [E] a hero
Just as true [B] as the blue [A] Texas skies
Just [E] as true [B] as the blue [E] Texas skies
listened
Got his [G] life on [D] the border and the way it was [A]
then
And [D] we all believed him when [G] he [D] would finish
He [G] asked the [D] old cowboy [A] to tell him [D] again
You [Bm] could almost hear [D] those prairie winds blowing
[Bm] His saddle creaking [D] beneath his old faded [A]
jeans
You [D] could taste the dry dust from the trail [G] he [D] was riding
As he sat [G] there [D] and he painted [A] those West [D] Texas scenes
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you lies
[D] But to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue [D] Texas skies
He told of the time when he rode [G] with the [D] Rangers
Down [G] on [D] the pick-ups when he saved [A] the day
[D]
Outnumbered by twenty, they were [G] almost [D] to cover
With thirty [G] [D] banditos headed [A] [D] their way
[Bm] He looked back just in time [D] to see a horse stumble
[Bm] The captain went down [D] and built up on [A] his reins
Through [D] a flurry of bullets, he rescued [G] [D] the captain
And rode [G] for [D] a sunset, [A] just his story [D] remains
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you lies
But [D] to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue Texas [D] skies
[B]
Well [E] I still remember the day [A] that [E] it happened
We waited [A] [E] and we waited, but Phil never [B]
showed
[E] And the folks at the feed store said they [A] [E] hadn't seen him
So we set [A] out [E] for his place [B] down Old Gristmill [E] Road
And [C#m] we cried when we found him [E] lying there with his memories
[C#m] The old trunk wide [E] open, things gathered [B] in a row
[E] He was clutching a badge, said [A] Texas [E] Rangers
And in over [A] [E]-yellowed letters, [B] said Texas [E] proud
[A] And the grown-ups, they told us, [E] you boys keep your [A] distance
[F#] That a man's just telling [E] [B] you lies
[G#m]
[E] Now, they're all saying, Cowboy Phil [A] was [E] a hero
Just as true [B] as the blue [A] Texas skies
Just [E] as true [B] as the blue [E] Texas skies
Key:
D
A
E
G
B
D
A
E
[D] He told a good story and all [G] us kids [D]
listened
Got his [G] life on [D] the border and the way it was [A]
then
_ And [D] we all believed him when [G] he [D] would finish
He [G] asked the [D] old cowboy [A] to tell him _ [D] again _
You [Bm] could _ almost hear [D] those prairie winds blowing
[Bm] His saddle _ creaking [D] beneath his old faded [A] _
jeans
_ You [D] could taste the dry dust from the trail [G] he [D] was riding
As he sat [G] there [D] and he painted [A] those West [D] Texas scenes
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you _ lies
_ [D] But to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue [D] Texas skies _
He told of the time when he rode [G] with the [D] Rangers
Down [G] on [D] the pick-ups when he saved [A] the _ day
_ _ [D] _
_ Outnumbered by twenty, they were [G] almost [D] to cover
With thirty [G] _ [D] _ banditos headed [A] [D] their way _
_ [Bm] He looked back just in time [D] to see a horse stumble
[Bm] The captain went down [D] and built up on [A] his _ reins
Through [D] a flurry of bullets, he rescued [G] [D] the captain
And rode [G] for [D] a sunset, [A] just his story _ [D] remains _ _
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you lies _
But [D] to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue Texas [D] _ skies
[B]
Well _ [E] I still remember the day [A] that [E] it happened
We waited [A] [E] and we waited, but Phil never [B] _
showed
_ _ [E] And the folks at the feed store said they [A] [E] hadn't seen him
So we set [A] out [E] for his place [B] down Old Gristmill [E] Road _
And [C#m] we cried when we found him [E] lying there with his memories
[C#m] The old trunk wide [E] open, things gathered [B] in a row
_ _ _ [E] He was _ clutching a badge, _ said [A] Texas [E] Rangers
And in over [A] _ [E]-yellowed letters, [B] said Texas [E] proud _ _
[A] And the grown-ups, they told us, [E] you boys keep your [A] distance
[F#] That a man's just telling [E] [B] you lies
[G#m] _ _
[E] _ Now, they're all saying, Cowboy Phil [A] was [E] a hero
Just as true [B] as the blue [A] Texas skies
_ _ Just [E] as true [B] as the blue [E] Texas skies _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
listened
Got his [G] life on [D] the border and the way it was [A]
then
_ And [D] we all believed him when [G] he [D] would finish
He [G] asked the [D] old cowboy [A] to tell him _ [D] again _
You [Bm] could _ almost hear [D] those prairie winds blowing
[Bm] His saddle _ creaking [D] beneath his old faded [A] _
jeans
_ You [D] could taste the dry dust from the trail [G] he [D] was riding
As he sat [G] there [D] and he painted [A] those West [D] Texas scenes
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you _ lies
_ [D] But to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue [D] Texas skies _
He told of the time when he rode [G] with the [D] Rangers
Down [G] on [D] the pick-ups when he saved [A] the _ day
_ _ [D] _
_ Outnumbered by twenty, they were [G] almost [D] to cover
With thirty [G] _ [D] _ banditos headed [A] [D] their way _
_ [Bm] He looked back just in time [D] to see a horse stumble
[Bm] The captain went down [D] and built up on [A] his _ reins
Through [D] a flurry of bullets, he rescued [G] [D] the captain
And rode [G] for [D] a sunset, [A] just his story _ [D] remains _ _
And [G] the grown-ups would tell [D] us, you boys keep your [Em] distance
[E] That a man's just telling [A] you lies _
But [D] to all us kids, Cowboy Phil [G] was [D] a hero
Just as true [A] as the blue Texas [D] _ skies
[B]
Well _ [E] I still remember the day [A] that [E] it happened
We waited [A] [E] and we waited, but Phil never [B] _
showed
_ _ [E] And the folks at the feed store said they [A] [E] hadn't seen him
So we set [A] out [E] for his place [B] down Old Gristmill [E] Road _
And [C#m] we cried when we found him [E] lying there with his memories
[C#m] The old trunk wide [E] open, things gathered [B] in a row
_ _ _ [E] He was _ clutching a badge, _ said [A] Texas [E] Rangers
And in over [A] _ [E]-yellowed letters, [B] said Texas [E] proud _ _
[A] And the grown-ups, they told us, [E] you boys keep your [A] distance
[F#] That a man's just telling [E] [B] you lies
[G#m] _ _
[E] _ Now, they're all saying, Cowboy Phil [A] was [E] a hero
Just as true [B] as the blue [A] Texas skies
_ _ Just [E] as true [B] as the blue [E] Texas skies _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _